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FinCEN Beneficial Ownership Reporting No Longer Required For All U.S. Companies
March 24, 2025
by Craig R. Cockrell
After months of uncertainty regarding enforcement of beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued new rules that permanently remove the BOI requirement for all U.S. companies and…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks – February 26 Meeting
February 24, 2025
As noted in previous blog posts, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks for certain corrective actions and third party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks meets monthly…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Notice of Civil Penalty Assessment/Order Addressing Arlington Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility
February 19, 2025
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (“ODEQ”) issued a December 31, 2024, Notice of Civil Penalty Assessment and Order (“Notice”) to Chemical Waste Management of the Northwest, Inc. (“Chemical Waste”) addressing alleged violations of the hazardous waste regulations. See Case No…
California's Sustainable Insurance Strategy (SIS) Allows FAIR Plan Assessment Recoupment
February 18, 2025
by Jerry Zimmerman
The devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles region earlier this year have caused enormous financial strain on recovery mechanisms, such as the state insurer of last resort - the California FAIR (Fair Access to Insurance Requirements) Plan. The FAIR Plan recently announced a $1billion dollar…
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Meeting - February Meeting CANCELLED
February 17, 2025
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Meeting - February Meeting CANCELLED The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) is the environmental policy-making body for Arkansas. The Commission, with certain exceptions, meets on a monthly basis. The Commission…
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Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule for 2024 Data: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Public Notices Final Rule Extending Reporting Deadline
David Carstens, Harbor Environmental, Inc., passed along a note referencing the March 20th Federal Register noting that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) extended the reporting deadline under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule for 2024 data. The EPA is extending the reporting…
Arkansas Environmental Federation 2025 Land Seminar: Little Rock - April 16th
The Arkansas Environmental Federation (“AEF”) will hold its 2025 annual Land Seminar on April 16th. The Seminar will be held at the Delta Hotels by Marriot in Little Rock, Arkansas. AEF states that the Seminar will: …explore crucial land regulator matters that are shaping the environmental…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Marshall County Specialty Tank Manufacturer Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Pinnacle Manufacturing, LLC (“Pinnacle”) entered into a March 5th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Hazardous Waste regulations. See Consent Order No. 24-XXX-CHW. The CO provides that Pinnacle operates a…
Section 404/Clean Water Act: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District) Public Notices Drew County, Arkansas Engineered Wood Product Mill Application
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District) (“Corps”) issued a March 20th Public Notice (“Notice”) regarding a Section 404 Clean Water Act application by Weyerhaeuser NR (“Weyerhaeuser”). The application requests authorization for the placement of dredged and fill material into…
PCB Bulk Product Waste Storage Timeframes: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Response to Region 1 Request for Approval of Extensions
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery issued a January 17th memorandum titled: Response to Region 1 Request Regarding PCB Bulk Product Waste Storage Timeframes Under 40 C.F.R. 716.62(c) (“Response”). The Memorandum was transmitted…